Star Wars: Ask Yoda

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In this "Star Wars"-themed Magic 8-ball Yoda stars.

By Levi Buchanan

Seeing Yoda as a death-dealing superball in the second "Star Wars" prequel was somewhat jarring. Up to that point, we only knew the little fella as a Pez dispenser of esoteric knowledge, responsible for unleashing a million bad impersonations at conventions and in mid-90s indie films. THQ Wireless revisits the elder Jedi in his more classic form, a refugee on Degobah, living in a mudhut and waiting for an impatient, whiny teenager to show up, learn about the Force, and complain about his soup recipes.

Star Wars: Ask Yoda is more of an entertainment than an actual game. When you start up the app, you see Yoda puttering around his hut, engaged in different activities, such as cooking or meditating. You can ask the Jedi Master for advice on your problems and he will respond with Magic 8-Ball-esque answers. Sometimes his responses are uncanny -- other times they are so obtuse you want to reach into the screen and squeeze his little green neck. Yoda also has plenty of wisdom to dispense, such as warning you to steer clear of the dark side.

THQ Wireless opted to use the animation style of the Cartoon Network's "Clone Wars" for Star Wars: Ask Yoda. The animations are smooth and humorous. The overall style was a really good choice for this app.

Needless to say, if it's high-interactive entertainment you seek, for you Star Wars: Ask Yoda is not. But if you choose to download Yoda to your handset, you can have some fun with him. His mood and saying change, depending on the time of day and whether or not you check in on a holiday. And that's a Star wars holiday, young Padawan, not Passover.